Think-tank touts progressive tax rebate as Ontario hydro-fee solution

A left-leaning think-tank says the Ontario Liberals are taking the wrong approach to reducing hydro fees for Ontarians smarting the most from hefty electricity bills.

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests that a progressive tax rebate could reduce hydro bills by up to a quarter for Ontario households most in need, and do it for close to the same cost as the government’s broad-based eight per cent rebate that came into effect in January.